Special Topics

Description: A course designed to provide in-depth study in different aspects of the history of painting, dealing with ideas, issues, movements, and major figures. Topics vary by semester and instructor. Consult current course announcement for specifics.

Offered in:

2017 Fall

Section

Class Number

Schedule/Time

Instructor

Location

01

7343

MWF11:00 - 11:50 am

Tyson,John Alistair

Y04-4100

Session: Regular

Class Dates: 09/05/2017

Capacity: 30

Enrolled: 17

Status: Open

Credits: 3/3

Class Notes: History of Photography
This course surveys the history of photography as a modern mode of visual communication. While our primary focus will be on photography as an artistic medium, we will explore the wide range of uses of photography and consider how it functions as a tool of representation. Students in this course will not only improve their visual literacy and become more aware of modern history, but will also gain an understanding of the various modes of photography (artistic, journalistic, documentary, advertising, etc.), and the fundamental and long-standing relationship between photography and the mass media. Furthermore, given the fact that all of us carry cameras all the time, we shall consider the changing role of photography in everyday life.|